Knitting for Tommy: Keeping the Great War Soldier Warm

by Lucinda Gosling

A guide to popular World War I knits--with 40 patterns for knitting balaclavas, mittens, vests, hats, and other original patterns of the day During World War I a knitting craze swept across Britain, as women everywhere wanted to "kit out" their Tommies with socks, mittens, balaclavas, vests, jumpers, and all manner of knitwear. Millions of socks were sent from the home front to the front line in a bid to wage war on the dreaded "trench foot," and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750955961
• ISBN13: 9780750955966
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: History Press (SC)
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.6" x 7.3"